Truckloads of black, watery mud collected after the devastating Montecito mudslides are being dumped at Goleta Beach. About 100 trucks — each carrying 10 cubic yards — made trips on Thursday to the end of the county park nearest the UCSB campus. Another 50 trucks came through as of midday Friday.
“This is the best spot for it to go,” said a county Flood Control employee at the beach. “The ocean will sort it and it will get worked into the natural system.”
The mud was picked up in the Coast Village Circle area, which is in the City of Santa Barbara, the county employee explained. The mud was then transported to West Beach for sorting. They are “taking out all of the woody debris,” he said, adding that large pieces of wood would be chipped. Trucks then barreled along Highway 101 to Goleta Beach. Trucks were also going to Ash Avenue in Carpinteria.